Windows 7
Updated: 03/10/2024 by Computer Hope
Code-named Vienna and Blackcomb, Windows 7 is an operating system and the successor to Windows Vista. It was officially released by Microsoft to the public on October 22, 2009.
Windows 7 new features
New features introduced in Windows 7 include the following:
- Aero Shake.
- Aero Snap.
- Faster start-up time (i.e., Windows loads faster).
- Support for multi-touch on touch screen displays (i.e., using 2 fingers for scrolling).
- Virtual hard disk support.
- A better overall performance compared to previous versions of Windows.
Windows 7 minimum system requirements
1 GHz processor or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64).
1 GB of RAM for 32-bit or 2 GB of RAM for 64-bit.
16 GB of hard drive space for 32-bit or 20 GB for 64-bit.
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher.
What Windows came before Windows 7?
For the end user, Windows Vista came before Windows 7.
What version of Windows came after Windows 7?
For the end user, Microsoft Windows 8 came after Windows 7.